brīˈōnēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, bryony, from Greek bryōnia, bryōonē; akin to bryon moss — more at bry-
1. capitalized : a small genus of perennial Old World herbaceous tendril-bearing vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having large leaves and small dioecious flowers with the staminate borne in racemes — see bryony
2. -s : the dried root of bryony ( Bryonia alba or B. dioica ) used as a cathartic